Persongalleriet #733: Prague, Tuesday

April 18th, 2017.
On this day I started out with taking trams north and then east from a start at Florenc. I hopped on/off at three different places where the tram lines intersected with the Metro, further and further from the city centre.

Vltavska.

Palmovka.

Hloubatin.

After this, I took the Metro to the city centre and did a few hours of streeting there, mostly on the west side of the river.

Take care!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #732: Prague, Monday

April 17th, 2017.
I had lost two days to fever. Saturday, I think the fever was pretty high, since I slept away the whole day. Sunday I could do stuff at the computer for shorter periods of time before taking it easy again. By evening I started to feel OK.

It was Easter Monday and raining. So the streets were quite empty, with groups of confused tourists huddling under umbrellas, while walking between one closed tourist site and another.

I chose to go back to the main train station again. It turned out to be a good choice. It was filled with people, who had probably visited friends or family in Prague during Easter and were now on their way back home again to start work the next day. On my visit three days earlier, I had noticed the red ceiling design with circular lamps fitted with flurescent lights shaped a bit like hands. I found the patterns they made quite striking. Here's one photo from the Friday, the rest are from Monday:

Rat in a Cage.

While checking this photo on the camera screen, I realized there were raindrops on the lens and I wiped it.

Snack Time.

Hands.

Take care, everybody!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #718: Hong Kong, Tuesday

March 21st, 2017.
This was my bonus day! It started with me getting up early, at 5:20 a.m. and going out to the airport. Only to find out that my flight was delayed by 24 hours. Some practicalities and four hours later, I checked into my third HK hotel in as many weeks, in Tsim Sha Tsui. Couldn't have the room for another 5 hours, so naturally I went out streeting! It was a bright, sunny day with blue skies after all!

After a ferry trip to Hong Kong Island and some walking I found myself at the bottom of the Central-Mid-Levels escalator. Of course, I decided to go all the way up! This offered some opportunities for some different photographic perspectives.

Up there, I found mostly posh, residential high-rises and found a cab to get me down to sea level again. I took a walk from Central west towards Sheung Wan.

The Diamond.

Mentos.

Empty Lorry.

Youth.

Dog in a Dress.

Taxi Smiles.

A Sack of Chilies.

Dr Reborn.

Thanks, Scandinavian Airlines, for this bonus day, the 21st of this trip!

Be well, everybody!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #717: Hong Kong, Monday

March 20th, 2017.
The plan was to meet with my new found friend, Chan Chun Ming, at 1 p.m. This gave me some time for a morning walk as well. The sun was out properly, with a clear blue sky! For the first time on this three week trip! I walked the shopping streets of Tsim Sha Tsui with fresh inspiration, looking for patterns created by sun and shadow. And also just reacting to what I found out there.

I took time for a quick lunch and some rest before meeting Chan in the lobby of my hotel. He took me on a well planned tour of some very interesting Kowloon neighborhoods, with a focus on different market streets. From tourist markets to a wholesale fruit market. But first, the subway to get there!

Here's Chan!

Chan in action!

Fruit Market Runner.

At Temple Street Market.

Chan walked me back to my hotel where we wrapped it up at around 7 p.m.
A great day for me with a good eight hours on the streets! Thanks again Chan, for showing me Hong Kong!

Be well, everybody!

Niklas

Persongalleriet #716: Hong Kong, Sunday

March 19th, 2017.
A bit tired, after the tough day yesterday. On top of that it was raining quite hard. Tried to wait it out, but gave up eventually. Opted for the D800 for the first time on this trip, since I was worried my NX500 would not be able to take the heavy rain.

Notice the rain theme?  :-)

As I approached the southernmost part of Kowloon, I came to the museum complex housing the HK Space Museum and the Hong Kong Museum of Art. It's spectacular architecture and I was much inspired to base my street photography on the geometry and lines I could find in this environment for a while.

I'll get back to these photos in a future blog post.

The skyline viewed from this point is maybe the main tourist attraction in HK.

After drying up in my room for a couple of hours, I headed out for some supper. Being Sunday night, that intensity I experienced on the previous night was mellowed down. I took some time to try and incorporate reflections of neon signs and other more planned shots. The rain had stopped and I was back to the Samsung NX500.

Be well, everybody!

Niklas